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Old February 17, 2018   #1
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Default Crop Rotation Greenhouse and Raised Beds

Greenhouses are unique in many ways. Do I need to rotate my Toms, cucks, beans and peppers or should I move/augment the soil?

Raised beds outside same questions.
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Are you amending the soil? With what?

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I think the best approach would be 2 fold. Why not both? Rotate the best that you can, and amend the soil.
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I think the best approach would be 2 fold. Why not both? Rotate the best that you can, and amend the soil.
I agree, if that is possible... but usually in a greenhouse situation I would think that soils are amended sufficiently that this might not be necessary? YMMV, depending on that.
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Raised beds outside same questions.
My raised beds are augmented yearly mainly due to a loss of soil ... crop rotation not necessary. New soil, leaves and 'whatever' mixed in yearly before planting.

If you're small-scale don't give it too much thought. Large-scale and you will need to consider rotation because financially soil amendment will not be practical.
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I have two beds in which I amend the soil and flip-flop what I grow in them every year. That's the most I can do in the way of rotation, and it seems to work fine.
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Here's pictures of the raised bed I made at work up against our building. I grew tomatoes in it every year and you can see the amendments I used and it was no-till.

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I have two beds in which I amend the soil and flip-flop what I grow in them every year. That's the most I can do in the way of rotation, and it seems to work fine.
I have to laugh when I look in Magazines and Garden Books, and they are all about the perfect rotation schedule.

But lets be honest... most folks dont grow that diverse of a garden to be able to pull that off. I think that as long as you do some of the rotation you are ahead of the game.

In years past I never bothered to rotate my raised beds. Never saw much of an issue either, other then the usual problems that plague any garden.
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For me, the flip-flopping isn't something I do for the sake of rotating, it all comes down to logistics and maximizing space.

In one bed I plant hardneck garlic and shallots in October. These are harvested in July and replaced with fall-friendly crops (greens, beans, etc.) which are still in the ground when October comes around again.

In the other bed I plant my tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplants -- all of which are done and pulled by October, just in time to amend then plant the next year's garlic and shallots.
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